This crossword No. 3973 clues and answers were published on Sun 04 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3973 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Suggests that Mr. Men‘s code should be picked apart : RECOMMENDS
6-across – Rascal’s detailed deception : SCAM
9-across – Supersonic – but faulty – instruments : PERCUSSION
10-across – Author’s ‘name’ – one’s nameless, primarily? : ANON
11-across – Having drunk a whiskey, playing for time, obstructing discussion : STONEWALLING
15-across – Move without restriction with ladder on the house : RUNFREE
16-across – Junior having yen for a bit of lazing in relaxing chair : YOUNGER
17-across – Film’s somewhat ‘artistic’: a bare torso : CABARET
19-across – With gnu and hen dancing around, I get demented : UNHINGE
20-across – Papa isn’t inwardly calm wearing flashy jewellery in team-building exercise? : PAINTBALLING
23-across – Ecoterrorists protecting doves’ home : COTE
24-across – Terribly bad luck: a right good scoundrel : BLACKGUARD
25-across – Small bother returning non-alcoholic fizz : SODA
26-across – Indiscreet, untidy – flashy? : IRIDESCENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Solemn announcement: Everyman’s beginning to be slightly malodorous : RIPE
2-down – Central tactical unit’s announced : CORE
3-down – Ultimate destination for couples’ getaway? : MOUNTARARAT
4-down – Soul in German city church : ESSENCE
5-down – Perhaps 1 Sept 1939, according to Spooner, is an entry point : DOORWAY
7-down – Dependent group of soldiers? : CONTINGENT
8-down – I see German wandering around zoos : MENAGERIES
12-down – Fancy lung? A haggis, that’ll put a smile on your face : LAUGHINGGAS
13-down – Copper in command covered by directions for perilous situations : PRECIPICES
14-down – Twice I bantered, tipsy and tiddly : INEBRIATED
18-down – Unmotorised vehicle that boasts of a feature? : TRAILER
19-down – Not bound to be free of contamination : UNLACED
21-down – Playboy’s a tool : RAKE
22-down – Tide’s turning? Correct : EDIT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.